North West Farmer – July 2024

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  • Dog’s Day Out arrives in the Mallee

    Dog’s Day Out arrives in the Mallee

    THE iconic spluttering rumble of Lanz Bulldog Tractors is set to roar across Swan Hill and Woorinen next month, when the Mallee Steam, Oil and…

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  • Royal Commission push back

    Royal Commission push back

    A FIERY clash in Federal Parliament has reignited the bitter fight over the future of the Murray-Darling Basin, with the federal environment minister rejecting claims the government is “destroying family…

  • Call for royal commission into water welcomed by irrigators

    Call for royal commission into water welcomed by irrigators

    FARMING communities have backed a call for a federal Royal Commission into water, saying it is time to expose the “treachery, lies and shonky deals” behind the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.…

  • Nationals push to protect prime farmland with new federal Bill

    Nationals push to protect prime farmland with new federal Bill

    THE Nationals have moved to block taxpayer funding for energy and mining projects on Australia’s best farming land, unveiling a new Bill they say is vital to protect the nation’s…

  • Sally returns from Japanese adventure

    Sally returns from Japanese adventure

    I am pretty excited for this week , actually just tomorrow evening specifically when Sally returns from her first globe trotting adventure. Flying in from Osaka Japan, she’s been on…

  • CWA brings life skills program to the Mallee

    CWA brings life skills program to the Mallee

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 539453 A SURGE of community spirit swept through the Mallee when Country Women’s Association of Victoria president Jenny Nola attended the Murray Valley Conference…

  • Basin leaders meet as water plan review looms

    Basin leaders meet as water plan review looms

    NEARLY 200 leaders from across the Murray-Darling Basin gathered in Brisbane last week to debate the future of water management, with northern Victorian councils warning food production and regional communities…

  • Nationals push to protect prime farmland with new federal Bill

    Nationals push to protect prime farmland with new federal Bill

    THE Nationals have moved to block taxpayer funding for energy and mining projects on Australia’s best farming land, unveiling a new Bill they say is vital to protect the nation’s…

  • Fuel supply critical for farms

    Fuel supply critical for farms

    CITY dwellers are being urged to swap their cars for public transport and the government to make public transport free as the fuel crisis lingers. Victorian Farmers Federation president Brett…

  • Jujubes jewel

    Jujubes jewel

    Purchase this photo from Pic Store: 535568 THEY look like tiny apples, taste like a crisp pear and carry more vitamin C than an orange. And in the red dirt…

  • Independent actionable research

    Independent actionable research

    MAKING informed winter cropping decisions – based on detailed local research – is what is driving the 2026 Irrigation Farmers Network (IFN) Winter Variety Trials Research Results Discussion Day in…